Muslim boy beaten for entering temple to drink water

New Delhi : What has happened to the humanity? It is one question which remains unanswered with incidents like this. A Muslim boy was beaten mercilessly after he entered a temple to drink water. The video of the incident is being shared massively on the social media.

In the video, a man can be seen holding a boy with his hands and suddenly starts beating him mercilessly after declaring that he is a Muslim boy who has entered a Hindu temple. However, the boy clarifies that he had come only to drink water and had no other motive.

The accused assaulter has been identified and arrested by the police.

The police said the man has been identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav, an engineering graduate from Bihar's Bhagalpur. He is unemployed and was staying in the temple for the last three months, the police said.

The Ghaziabad Police also tweeted to say that taking "immediate cognizance of the video , Shringi Nandan Yadav, son of Ashwai Kumari Ydav, residents in the Gopalpur Police Station limits in Bihar's Bhagalpr, have been arrested. A case has been registered and formal procedures were done," Ghaziabad Police tweeted.

"The police's strong message is that in such cases, a case will be registered against such persons and legal actions will be taken," senior police officer Iraj Raja said.